Project Ice Bear
Burke County
Description
A family-owned precision metal parts manufacturer considering a site at the Hickory Airport, bringing 37 jobs at ~$64,700 average wage and nearly $17 million in investment. Commissioners approved a 40% tax grant for three years (~$87,000) to beat out a competing Mississippi site.
Impact summary
Net-new tax revenue and higher-paying manufacturing jobs for the county, with the incentive self-correcting if investment falls short.
Applicant
- Address
- Hickory Regional Airport property, Burke County
At a glance
- Hearings
- 1
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 1
Last vote · County Commission
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 21, 2026.
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